Attachment for ironing boards



M. E. KOEHLER.

ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1321.

1,429,081 PatentedSept. 12, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

' gwumdoz attorney M. E. KOEHLER.

ATTACHMENT'FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION HL ED JUNE 4, 1921.

1,4,2 9,1, Patentedsept. 12,1922.

Patented Sept. 12', 1922.

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IAN E. KOEELEB, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

AWCH'MENT FOB IRONI'N'G BOARDS.

Application fil ed June 4, 1921. Serial No. 474,825.

To allwlwmz'tmayoomern: v

Be .it known that I, MAXEMILIAN E. KOEHLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at 1315 Shepherd Street, Washington, istrict ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Ironin Boards, of which the following is a spec' cation.This invention relates to improvements in attachments for ironingboards.

When using anironing board the operator usually lifts the iron at theend of an ironing operation and places it on "a stand to avoid burningor staining the cloth. Then again in placing a skirt orother article ofapparel on the board'the latter is tilted at one end and almostinvariably the iron falls to the floor.

According to my invention I aim to overcome these difficulties in that Iprovide means for accommodating the iron atthe end of the board, so thatthe actual operation of lifting the iron is dispensed with, and inaddition provide means for retaining the iron on the board when thelatter is elevated to place a skirt or other garment thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for clampingthe attachment on an ironin board to insure its maintaining its positionwith relation to the board and the cover thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means forconveniently protecting the edge of the ironing board cloth on the edgeof the attachment to present a smooth and uninterrupted surface for theiron.

The invention also comprehends improve ments in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafterdescribed andparticularly pointed out in the'claims.

.In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachmentapplied to an ironing board.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view. 7

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 ofFigure 3.

1 indicates the attachment which in plan view is somewhat fan-shaped, topresent a broad entrance surface for an iron. The attachment comprises abody portion 2, which inclines downwardly at the front end 3, theincline portion merging into a substantially horizontal portion 4. Fromthe side edges of the incline ortion, and extendlng downwardly there mm,are flanges 5, and from the side and rear edges of the horizontalportion 4 extend downwardly turned flanges 6, the flanges resting on theironing board to afl'ord supports for the attachment. Between thesupports 5 and 6 on opposite sldes of the attachment are perforated ears7, and from the rear edge extends an ear 8.

.In addition to the supports 5 and 6, other supports 9, are stamped fromthe metal and extend downwardl and engage the board to steady the attacment when in use. On the inclined portion 3, are several, more or lessbeads 10, to form tracks for an iron to ride on when the operator pushesor pulls the iron up on the attachment. At the wide or front end of theattachment there is formed a lip or shelf 11, which fits flat on theboard, and in rear of the shelf is formed an offset 12, against and intowhich fits the edge of the ironing board covering, the flange being ofsuch depth as to substantially correspond to the thickness of thecovering, but if the latter is not of such thickness, then a filler maybe employed. In either event it is preferable that the top surface ofthe cloth be on a plane with the incline surface 4, to present acontinuous surface for the iron to ride on.

It is highly important that the attachment beheld rigid on the board andto accomplish this .the attachment is sufficiently resilient to ield ator about the juncture of the inclined and horizontal portions, and inaddition a special clamp is provided. When the attachment is free fromthegripping action of the clamp, and due to the resiliency of the metalthe front and rear portions of the body portion bend slightly towardeach other, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, with the result thatnormally the side flanges 5 and 6 will not bear squarely on the ironingboard. The clamp 15, comprises a pair of hooked arms having an innerrounded or loop end, and an intermediate spring 17, the latter beingheld inoperative position by a loop 18, struck Each hook member confromthe metal. sists of a wire loop 16, the legs of which are extendedbeyond the sides of the body portion and are bentto form hooks 19, toenga the side edge and'bottom of the ironing card. The loop ends of theclamps pass t rough eyes formed at the opposite or eye formed in the ear8.

the body ends of the spring as clearly shown in the through theperforations in the ears 7, and

at the rear, said wire is bent downwardly and twisted on itself andengages a loop spaced from the body portion at the rear in order tocatch an iron if the latter should tend to fall from the attachment whenthe same is in use. i

In operation, the attachment is placed on top of an ironing board nearone end thereof, the front edge or lip 12, being slipped under the endof the covering, until the edge of the latter abuts against the flange12, then the clamping members are pulled out laterally until the hooksare beyond the edges of the board, and they are then pressed down belowthe level of the bottom of said board and released. The tension of thespring draws the hooks up to snugly pniage the edges of the board and afirm ing en agement of the parts takes place. v

The latera pull of the hook members, and the shape of the hook end tendsto pull portion down on' the board, with the result that the metalyields slightly and the bottom edges of the side flanges 5 and 6 arebrought squarely down and in contact with the surface of the ironingboard, which effects a rigid engagement of the attachment with saidboard.

At the end of an ironing operation, the operator simply forces the ironup the inclined portion and over the beads or tracks 10, to thehorizontal portion, the effort in performin this movement beingsubstantially nothing more than that required when he guard is eaaoeiironing. @bviously when the ironin board is tilted and the iron slidestoward t e rear it is caught by the guard and retained on theattachment. Y

What ll claim is 1. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironingboard, comprising a metal body portion inclined at its forward end andmerging into a substantially horizontal portion, a clamp comprising aspring and two oppositely disposed hook members attached to the springand extending through openings formed in the body portion, whereby toform a clamp to secure the attachment to an ironing board.

2. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironing board, comprising ametal body portion inclined at its forward end and merging into asubstantially horizontal portion, a loop formed on the body portion, aspring extending through the loop and engaging under the bottom of thebody portion, and a pair of hook members engaging the ends of the springand extending through openings formed in the body portion whereby toform a clamp to hold the attachment to an ironing board.

3. An attachment for holding an iron on an ironing board, comprising abody portion-in part horizontal and in part inclined, the horizontalportion having integral depending sections to bear on the ironing boardand the inclined portion having depending sections to bear on theironing board, and clamping means for the attachment operating throu hthe depending sections of the horizontal portion and adapted toremovably engage the edges of the ironing board.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MAXEMILIAN E. KOEHLER.

